Wannamaker Plaza is a student housing redevelopment located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 14-story community is just steps away from Temple University and will provide 832 beds for Temple students. Amenities that will be featured include: an innovative media room, fully equipped fitness center, interactive game room, stand up tanning bed, multiple study rooms, an interior bicycle storage area and a picturesque view of the Temple campus from tower’s 14th floor clubhouse. Retail shopping will also be available on the first floor of the community to all residents and the public.

401 Lofts is a new student housing development located in Akron, Ohio.  The community will provide 328 beds  in a variety of one– and two bedroom loft style floor plans to students attending The University of Akron. Residents of 401 Lofts will enjoy a beautifully landscaped outdoor pool with a fire pit, an exclusive yoga and pilates room with a floor to ceiling mirror wall, a large clubroom with a game room and multiple study rooms, a 10-person conference room and a fully equipped fitness center.

+ Rachel Theriot | Senior Operational Manager, Student Housing

Joining Asset Campus Housing in 2012, Rachel brings a wealth of knowledge and hands-on experience in the student housing industry. She has led many facets of the industry including: residence life, leasing, marketing, on site management and training on multiple student housing facilities. Prior to joining ACH Rachel was with JPI and Greystar Management.

In her current position as Senior Operational Manager, Rachel assists in improving distressed assets, trouble shooting and training staff on marketing, coordinating due diligence reports, and performing operational analytical work to help identify inefficiencies. 

+ Tami Hudson | Regional Supervisor, Multifamily

Tami Hudson brings 22 years of experience in the multifamily industry to her new role at Asset Plus Companies as a Regional Supervisor. Tami has expertise in multi-million dollar property renovations, value enhancements of Class B and C type properties, and quick turn-arounds on distressed properties. She works with her properties to develop and implement extensive marketing strategies and operational expense controls, which in return maximize revenue for property owners.

Prior to joining Asset Plus, Tami worked with Greystar, AIMCO, Greystone Asset Management, The Bethany Group and Investors Property Services.  As an active member in the Houston Apartment Association, Tami is currently working towards obtaining her “CAPS” Certified Apartment Property Supervisor designation.

Domain at Town Centre | Morgantown, West Virginia

Domain at Town Centre, a new student housing development near West Virginia University, held its Grand Opening on January 25, 2012. The onsite staff as well as many corporate team members facilitated in making the event a success. With over 200 people in attendance, the Domain was able to achieve 100% occupancy for the Fall 2012 Academic School Year. Setting a company record for how quickly a new lease-up has been able to fill—ACH began preleasing the Domain in September, 2011.

Campus Circle | Tallahassee, Florida

Campus Circle, a new student housing development near Florida State University, held its Grand Opening on January 18, 2012. Over 400 visitors enjoyed food from a local vendor, music from a local DJ and free take home photos from a photo booth during the event. The positive turnout increased the new development’s popularity amongst FSU students and assisted in placing Campus Circle ahead of the market while going into the spring leasing season.

We are excited to welcome Geoff R. Eisenacher to the Asset Campus Student Housing team!

Mr. Eisenacher is Vice President of Business Development and is responsible for establishing relationships, seeking new management opportunities and forming future business opportunities for Asset Campus Housing.

Prior to joining the team, Mr. Eisenacher served as Assistant Vice President at Campus Living Villages, a national provider of privatized management and development of on-campus student housing, part of a global student housing network spanning the United States, Australia, the UK and New Zealand. In this role, he was responsible for various duties that included Portfolio Operations, Business Development and Special Projects.

Mr. Eisenacher started his career as a Resident Advisor for Allen & O’Hara, Inc. (EDR) and also worked for the Bromley Companies in various roles including General Manager and Director of  Housing. Mr. Eisenacher holds a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Business Administration from Ohio University. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker in the state of Texas.

According to Internet World Stats, over 78% of the United States population has access to the internet.  This means that over 78% of the US population has free access to online reviews, ratings and opinions of both services and products that are available to consumers. With that being said, there is vast opportunity for our property managers and onsite team member to utilize the internet in communicating with future and current residents.

For this week’s video, our staff at 25Twenty in Lubbock, Texas, caught fever of the latest YouTube hit that is going on around campuses nationwide, and created their own  version of the series called “Stuff 25Twenty Says”.  This video features two minutes of basic one liners highlighting all of 25Twenty's amenities and reasons why they are the best housing in Lubbock!

Knowing what is going on at your local University is important for all off campus student housing communities, however, keeping up with what is popular online is just as imperative when it comes to managing resident retention.  By being friends with your residents on Facebook or having them "Like" your business fan page, you are able to observe what is trending and popular amongst your audience.  With this knowledge you can plan events and YouTube videos based upon the students' interests.

Our team in Lubbock demonstrates their familiarity with the Texas Tech market by creating clever videos like such and posting them on their Facebook Fan Pages.  Kudos, team!

Asset Campus Housing, a leader in the management and development of student housing properties nationwide, announced today that it has received final zoning approval on a 16.24 acre site to develop an off-campus student housing project near the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

The 648-bed development will be located on Beechwood Avenue south of Highway 62 within walking and biking distance of the University.

The community will offer fully furnished one-, two- and four-bedroom units, with private bathrooms for each bedroom along with washers, dryers and walk-in closets. 

Asset Campus Housing’s development will feature a 10,100-squarefoot clubhouse with a fitness center, Full Swing golf simulator, theater room, computer lab, fully-amenitized game room with custom gaming stations, wireless Internet café, resort-style pool and a pro-style sand volleyball court.

Construction of the new student housing development will begin in spring 2012 and pre-leasing will begin in September 2012.  The development is scheduled to be completed and open to residents for the 2013-2014 academic school year.